You don't see that every day. (Hart et al., J. Vertebr. Paleontol., 2023) It all started with a simple landscaping project. Retired chicken farmer Mihail Mihailidis just wanted to build a retaining ...

An Ohio bill aims to declare celestine as the state’s official mineral, joining a slew of legislation that would assign state ...

Herpetologists are calling for greater inclusion of amphibians in African conservation planning, in a recent letter published in the journal Science. Africa is home to roughly 1,170 known species of ...

Thomas More University is researching the endangered 'snot otters' with an eye toward helping them make a comeback.

Many of the world’s cutest animals have more than just good looks; they are also genuinely fascinating. Once you take a ...

The Upper Peninsula's blue-spotted salamanders are out and about this spring as they mate and lay eggs in wetlands, and a Northern Michigan University program is keeping watch over them. Each spring, ...

A hidden camera placed in a quiet forest captured a rare and vivid moment — a fire salamander slowly making its way across a moss-covered log. With its striking black and yellow pattern, this small ...

Whitley Fund for Nature, a UK charity, has announced the 2026 Whitley Award for Barkha Subba to lead the first grassroots protection effort for Himalayan salamanders and their wetland habitat in the ...

On a Tuesday night in April, beneath a sky mottled with clouds, a slick stretch of road in Cumberland, Maine, erupted in sound. It started with a few high-pitched chirps, like the coos of chicks.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Salamander “crossing guards” are helping amphibian friends make their migration safely. This time of year, salamanders are searching for vernal pools, which are temporary, ...